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Fatshan" Incident.

RESENTMENT AUAINST MESSRS. BUTTERFIELD AND SWIRE PLACATED.

THE SELF-GOVERNMENT SOCIETY AND '

THE PORTUGUESE.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Canton, 6th August.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY AUGUST 14 1909.

CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not necessarily endorsa the opinions expressed

by Coméáposdanta'in this cofumu;)

THE "FATSHAN" AFFAIR.

TO THE EDITOR or the "floxoxona Telzgrápu,"

CASA.

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Sir, Though there has been much discus- sion about this unfortunate affair yet I crave your indulgence for a small space in your paper for au impartial and unprejudiced view of thit To begin with, how can one expect the Portuguese Consul to re-open the Noronha jurisdiction for the following simple tes can crithre when it is entirely out of bis

Ist --Accordingto International Law, both the public and private vessels of any nature, on the high seas or out of the territorial Hmits of any other State, are subject to the jurisdiction of the State to which they belong.

INTERPORT CRICKET,

་་་

SINGAPORE TO VISIT KÓNGKONG.

THE USAKA DISASTER.

TWENTY THOUSAND HOUBES DESTROYED. The following details of the great fire al Chronicle on August 3. Osaka were published as an extra by the Japan

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The fire which broke out early on Friday moming in Osaka in a small house in the North Ward led to a huge confiagration which is appalling in its immoosity. The magnitude form more than ac approximate estimate of the of the disaster is unch that it is impossible to

AGRICULTURB IN TEB F. M. S.

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continued planting of rabben will enstilt in a supply larger than the demand and consequsat- ly a considerable drop in prices.

That the market will be overlocked with rubber is still a haunting fear of the owner of rubber property, but as nach year bringe naw uses for rubber, and lacreases the amount sind in directions where its value is already known, the possibility of over-production teema laus probable

A good many of the eleven which went away as it will be possible torfarm somo ides af satisfactory one, especially in regard to rubbar | 270, when I was looking into the question. Of

The Singapore Free Preze of gih-inst says - It is with considerable satisfaction that we are able to state that the interport cricket matches will this year be revived though it is perhaps wrong to speak of revival, since the last match was played in 1904. in that year a Stralis defeated both Shanghai and Hongkong, Barrei team went away to Hongkong where it met and and Rees being the hereas of the two games

done, but from the following parti- then are still available, though a bowler of Root stamp and a batsman of Barrett's are not to-be easily found, but it should be possible The fire burnt a path through the city 2 miles the immense damage wrought by the fames, to sand away a possibly stronger all round long, and in places half a mile wide, beginning eloven than went on that occasion, That the rear of the Mint, and ending at Fuku. arrangements as at present made are that the shima, on the south-west border of the city, team will leave so as to arrive in Hongkong in About 20,000 houses have been destroyed, in time to play a series of matches in the begio: cluding many official buildings, and the dam ning of November. Hongkong sad. Shanghai fram Japanese ports will be able to attend. The local claves will probably leave by one mail and come back by the next giving about a fort-

20d-Tus Pouguere 'Civil Code distiocfly will be mat and it is also hoped that au olevanaga is estimated to exceed Y20,000,000.

On the 5th instapi, at a p.m., there was a large number of people present at the meeting of the Self-Government Socialy in connection with the Fatthan incident. Mr. Chan Wai Po was elected to the chair, Letters received from Manila and other places were read to the as sembly, Ono Mr. Mak Wing Yu, who said bo was. delegated by the British firm of Messra. Butterfield and Swirs to attend the meeting in their behalf, produced a copy of a latter in

says that any person serving on board a foreige which it was stated that, on account of the

vessel without' first obtaining the sanction of his Consular representative at the port which Portugues watchman on board the steamer Fatshas: having roughly handled the Chinese he signs no, shall forisit his right to Consular Passengers the firm had changed certain memprotective, Le, he is no longer subject to his bore of the staff on board the steamer and had (Consular) jurisdiction. petitioned the British Consul General at Can too to communicate-with-the-Portuguese Consul with a view to inducing the faller to deal with the case at an early date and to poolsh, the alleged offender, The letter also contained a promise to accord baller treatment to Chinese passengers in the future.

Mr. Mak wat then introduced to one Ho Ya Tie, a representative of the family of the 'de, ceased passenger, and they both. signed an agreement as attornies for the parties concerned, respectively. After some deliberation, Ho Ya Tio agreed in accent the sum of $5,200 11 compensation offered by Messrs. Butterfield and Swire on behalf of the deceased family. The ill-feeling against the Hongkong firm was iben declared to be removed and the case considered amicably settled.

was then uranimously agreed at the meet- ing to despatch telegrams to Paking and to Chinese rexiding abroad informing them of the conclusion of the case so far as Messen. Eutier- field and Swire and the deceased's family were concerned. Telegrams to the above effect were then and there drafted. Mr. Mok then thanked the Chairman and the people present for their kind co-operation in bing, ug about the settle

ment of'ike case.

The Chairman responded on behalf of the family of the deceased and the majority of the assembly. After all that had passed between Messrs. Butterfield and Swire and the deceased's family in this matter, the people were impressed with the fact that the friendly relations between the British firm and the Chinese were ogaio re- stored. They still adhered to the view that pua- ishment had not yet been meted out to the Por. tuguese offender, though the ex-Viceroy, H.E. Chang-Joo-chun, had on several occasions.com. municated with the Portuguese Consul on the subject, but the fatter on, each occasion failed to answer the representations and did not take any nolia al them at all.. It was urged that subjects of other foreign nations residing in China are mostly merchants engaged in business while the Portuguesa ara mostly employees. Nevertheless the Chinese still have considerable dealings with the Portu- guese so that it was incumbent upna them that care should be exercised in, the course of their dealings with thrm in order to prevent the risk

a rupture between the two people. Mr. Kong Hong Yan then suggested that talegrams should be forwarded for the informa. tion of Chinese in other ports to take steps #gainst the Portuguese.

THE DRAFT TELEGRAM.

The telegram dralled at the meeting and to be forwarded to the various places read as follows:-

board the Fatehan whilst the steamer was in Seeing that the accurrence took place on

British territorial waters, the British Consul General in Canton very rightly took charge of the case and after an exhaustive and fair trial, during which the best medical evidence and apinjon were sought, the accused was acquitted and exonerated from all blame.

The integrity and impartiality of a British Court of Law are universally recognized and established and leave ne possible cause for any doubt.

Now that the Self-Government Society insist on the case being tried again, it simply casts a doubt ou the result of the first and only possible

trini.

Besides, the Self-Government Society ad- vance as their reason for a second trial that no punishment was meted out to the offender, and taking up their point i would like to pui the following question:

Supposing, for a moment, that the case when tried was proved to the satisfaction of the British Consular Coust that 'the accused was

guilty of the charge preferred and he was in tenced to undergo a rigorous and long term of imprisonment (as the charge was that of man. laughter) would the Self Government Society abstain from moving in the matter, should a request be made by the Possuguese Consul to have the case re-tied by him with a view of having the sentence greatly commuted or getting the accused "Scot free"? The answer

is obvious.

The accused, though discharged by the Bri- tish Consular. Court has suffered much as be has been dismissed from the Company's service and has now no means of subsistence; whilst the family of the deceased has been fairly treated.

If it is considered so important to have a se cond trial way de not the family of the deceased come to touglong and institute procendings Against the accused before the Supreme Court i Thanking you for the insertion of the above and enclosing my card,

I remain, Sir,

Yours obediently,

"FAIRPLAY," Hongkong, por August, 1909. ***

A SHANGHAI TRAGEDY

SHIPPING CLERK'S SUICIDE. A painful tragedy took place yesterday morn, ing on the south bank of the Soochow Creek at Jesshield, reports the N. C. D. Neue of 5th inst. About 10.30 o'clock some coolies work- ing near the creek close to Ichang Road heard "With reference to the Fatehan fäcident the

a shot fited and locking up they saw a foreign Patoguere Consul has; up to the present, not er falling down on the bank. Another foreign- yet settled the matter; but has brought forward

er working to a mill some distance away falas allegations against the members of our heard the shot and the Chinese drew his atten Society, whereat we have beto much tion to the spot where they had seen the man provoked.

Messrs. Butterfield and Swire fall. The police at Bubbling Well Station *kave, maintained in a proper manner the were informed and a doctor was called but friendly relations with the Chinese, offering a the man had died from a bullet wound in the sum of $5,300 as compensation to the deceased's head near the right temple. A five-cham family and promising to urge the Tortuguese her short revolver, calibre 37, was found Cons to take up the case with a view near the body. It was loaded in all five to arriving at a settlement and to Ac- chambers, but only one cartridge bad cord better treatment to Chinese passengers been discharged. The Proshan Police kept In the future. The family of the deceased has the body until the Water Police under Agreed to accept the money, The B-feeling Inspector Mellows brought it into the Mor. Against the British firm aforesaid is now pla-mary in Featon Road. Papers on the de- cated, and we should resume dealing with the firm in the ordizary course of business as be. fore. However, steps-must be taken against the Portuguese.

(Sgd.) THE CANTON-SELF-GOV. SOCIETY."

SELF-GOVERNMENT SOCIETY'S FURTHER ACTION,

FRIENDLY RELATIONS WITH MESSRS, QUITERFIELD AND SWIRE- ACCLAIMED.

[From "Our Own Correspondent.]

Caston, 9th August. As the result of the meeting held on the 5th Instant in connection with the Fatskan incident by the Canton Self-Government Society when the family of the deceased passenger agreed to

bath promised superak and Selangor have promised support, but it is possible that Pooung will find it impossible to contribute to the eleven. It is rather curious to note that ever sloco the shocking Bokhara accident, all these matches have been played in Hong, koog And on each occasion the Straits' repre- sentatives have won. It is quite impossible to form any opinion of possible resuite this time as the constitution of the elaven is entirely in the dark, but the match at Penang' naxt week should give a useful line, coming after the local touroamedpt.

Hoogkong papers state that Hongkong will be able to place three teams in the field if necessary to meet their visitors, so apparently the northern port has plenty of talent to pick from.

YOKOHAMA engineérING

AND. IRON WORKS,

NO DIVIDEND DECLARED.

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The 2zad aonnal general meeting of the Yokohama Engineering and from works, Ld, was held at 4 p.m. on Thursday at the office of the Co. 251, Creekside, Yokohama, when Mr. B. C. Howard presided. We learn from the Japan Afall that the chairman, in submitting the repon and, accousis, to the meeting, said in part:Since the reorganisation of the company we have expended up to May 31 this year buildings, plast and machinery a total sum of Y240,773.77 and have written off during the same period Y49,495.22 for depreciation. The works are now completed, and as there will be no fumber outlay for buildings or equipment, we hope we may at our next annual meeting present you with a more cheerful report than this. We have now an up-to-date engineering and boilerworks phant and can accept work which a couple of years ago we could not touch. With reference to Y75,000 standing to the credit of reserve account, I think that it is as well to point out that this is not a cash reserve, but has been written off from time to time, as a provision for the contingencies arising from the recon struction of a great partion of the works. We propose to have our property revalued shortly, when this reserve will be dealt with as may be found accessary.

You will note from the accounts that our gross earnings are about Ygo,nno less than they were Thst year. This, however, is only to be expect ed, taking into consideration the depressed condition of business generally, add outil as Improvement in this respect takes place, pre-

continue fight for some little time to come. appearances indicate the work will Under the present conditions the directors do not consider it advisable to declare a dividend and I therefore have to recommend "that the report and accounts be passed, and the balance of Y39,834.33 be carried forward to

next account. (Hear, bear).

The accounts showed that the set profit for the year (including the sum of Y29421,19 brought forward from 31st May, 198), after payment of au interim dividend al V10,500 in January last and providing for depreciation of buildings and machinery and payment of directors' and auditors' fees, amounted to 39,834,33, which the directors recommended mously adopted, Messrs. C. B. Bernard and C. should be carried forward. They were unani. K. Marshall Martin were the two directors retiring by rotation but as they were eligible ceased showed him to be Mr. A. Oppenheim. for re-election they were proposed by Mr. Gerard, a German subject and chief shippingMessrs. W. D. S. Edwards and M. D. Carrie, reconded by Mr. Bealing, and elected. clerk to the Standard Oil Co. Decuased was about thirty five years of age and he had been who have been acting as auditors almost since in the employ of the Standard Oil Co. for the last meeting of the shareholders (nice F. J. about eight years. Mr. Oppenheim-Gerard Hall and N. Y. Showler resigned), were re- had been much worried recently concerning of the chairman, seconded by Mr. N. F. Smith, elected for the ensuing year on the proposal the grounding of the steamer Hudson and also about the outbreak of cholera. He was of a very nervous disposition. The German au thorities have been notified.

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RUBBER AND TIN COMPANIES.

*G MANAGERS' REPORTS ON MONTHLY

OUTPUTS,

Prior to the closing of the meeting Mr. L. 1. Healing mada'a few remarks about, thej conditions of the company and its futurs plaos, "There is no doubt,” he said, "that trade bas been in a very depressed state and that accounts for the fact that

to have no dividend for this hall of the year. My im pression is that the future policy of the Com pany should be to establish our work over t wide field, and I am convinced that we shall thus be assured of satisfactory results, The Chairman responding, said that the directorate would lose do opportunity in the interests of the Company and the shareholders might feel quite satisfied that they were being well re-

Messrs. F. M. Barkeraud Co. inform us that the output of dry rubber from the Nordanal Estate of the Singapore and Johore Rubber accept the offer of the British firm of Messrs. Cp., Ltd., for the mouth of Jaly, was 4,900 lbs, Batterfeld-and-Swine of the sum of Sp-200-making a total for the current year of 16,774 as compensation, the amount in Hongkong lbs. notes is reparted to have been handed to the family's representative, Ho Yu Tia, on the 8th Instant who duly acknowledged receipt of the maney. According to the rate of exchange on that day, at 8%, the-55,200 Hongkong notes realised $5,616,80 in Canton 20-cent pieces. The Self Government Society Eas been requested to inform the Chinese in other ports and abroad of the payment of the compensation and at the same time to ask them to smooth over the differences hilberto existing between the Chinese and the firm of Meats. Butterfield and Swire on account of the Falskan incident and restore the friendly

presented. Messrs, F. W. Barker and Co., the focal

TERRIBLE CORBAN

SUPERSTITION.

started had committed suicide on seeing what The report that the man in whose house the fire an awful calamity it had led to is unfounded.

The loss of life in the fire was very small, al- though no official figures are yet obtainable, A large number of firemen and soldiers were injured in fighting the flames.

The distress of the motortunate people especially the poorer classes-is great, and the Oiara municipal authorities have taken stops to distribute boiled fice to the refugees. To provide those in need of food with one meal about 125 bushels of rice are boiled.

+ PRINCIPAL BUILDINGS DESTROYED, Osaka Law Courts. Temma Post-office. Omatsuza Theatro, Omatsu Shrine. North Ward Offico. North Police Station, Ohatsu Tenjin Shrine, Kwaise! Hospital.

Dojima Rice Exchange. Osaka Nipporha.

Ktahama Bank (Dojima branch).

Fakuiza Theatre.

Japan Savings Bank (Dojima branch), Higher, Commercial School,

Governor's official residence.

AN-INTERESTING REPORT:

The report on Agriculture in the F. M. S, is signed by Mr. J. B. Carruthers, although that gentleman has now left the service. It is a document that should be carefully read by all actively connected with robber, as managers, assistants, or directors, and might well be in

Many expert authorliles expect that develop. shareholders who hold for investment. the hands of agents and shareholders, that is, monts in the direction of rubber street-paving, covering for decks of ships, etc., may be looked In regard to agriculture the year has been a for in the near future. Some two or three years

serious pesta or diseases, and good growing and North Western Railway had so successful cultivation. There have been an outbreaks of rubber pavement, i estimated that two loch- thick rubber of the quality which the London weather prevalled all the year round. The agricultural estimates show that la 1908 there I used in the rubber pavement at the entrance were under cultivation, not including padi and of Euston Station if used for paving the streets borticulture, Selangor 111,710, Park 131,830, of London, which are at present laid with wood. Negri Sembilan 38718 and Pabang 17,464,

ar asphalt, would require about 90,000 tons of total of 320,000 acres. Of this rubber la respon- crode rubber,

acros. wible' for 168,000 acres and coconuts 118,697

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Concerning this last named trade product, the value of which is estimated at 23 million dollars, the report says:

The Console of the East" have again had a prosperous year. No serious outbreak of die- esse occurred, and the crops from mature palms were equal to the average of recent years. The relatively poor quality of the copra propar- ed in the Native States is a question which is receiving attention. The constant rainfall. of Malaya maker it often impossible to properly day the copra without artificial heat and renders it very liable to attacks of moulds and bacteria which damage its marketable valon. It is poss sible to improve the quality by putting up light roofs which can be quickly placed over the copra being dried when rain is coming,

Another factor which in some casca reduces the profits which should be obtalued by the, coconut grower is the practice of taking the nuts from the tres before they fall. It is not easy to see the advantage of this method, and it has always seemed to me curious that the Malay, with whom dislike to unnecessary work is no less a trait than in other races, should so frequently adopt it. If a nut is plucked unripe the amount of copra it contains is less than if it

Dojima Higher Elementary School for Girls is left on the tree; and we have no data to show (partially destroyed).

that any decrease in the amount of copra orthe oil it contains takes place if the nut is kept a Nippez Cotton Spipping Company's opora ripe it falls from the tres and can be collected little time after it is ripe. When the nut is fully tives' quarters,

Gobyaku-rakan Temple.

Commercial Museum.

Four alementary schools.

Kobs Marine and Fire Orata Fire an

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from the ground with considerably less trouble. than if it has to be picked from the top of the tree, and with the additional advantage that it cobtains its maximum amount of copra.

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If the prophecies so frequently made by sx- perta as to the increase in the use of motor cars are fulfiled, we have another large and increasing demand for rubber of good quality and wherever the future possibilities of expand sion in the rubber market is studied it is found to be more than hopeful. The purposes for which rubber can and will be used economi cally are unlimited, and we may look forward to coming rubber age on which all the most. suitable rubber planting areas of the world, of which Malaya can claim to be the best, will be required to supply a fimm and increasing demand.

Malaya possesses the finest climate in the world for the rapid and healthy growth of Para rubber, and, since millions of acres suitable for this cultivation are still availabis, there is ovary probability that this country will be in the future one of the largest producers of rubber* in the world.

The fear of over-production is to some ex tent pardonable on axamining the magnitada of the figures relating to rubber planting in Malaya, but a consideration of the possibilitles - of the world's future requirements takes the student into figures besida: which those of Malaya are but small, Singapore Free Freix

ACCUSED OF THEFT,

SOLDIER ACQUITTED OF ALLEGED THEFT OF A BOTTLE OF WHISKY,

Private Stewart, of the R,G A., was charged on remand in the Police Court, last Wednesday, afterabon, with the alleged stealing of a bottle of Napler Johnstone's whisky belonging to a compradore in Queen's Road East the other

day.

It was stated in evidence that “ba. Sunday evening last the defendant went into the abop alone, and looked at the winer and spirits. Defendant went up to the care in which the whiskins ware" kupt and took a bottle. Ha asked the witness what was the cost of the whisky. The reply, wae $170, Defendant took the bottle and walked out of the shop without saying a word. A foki wan sent after the defendant, and the latter was asked to "pay for the bottle of whisky."

LOSSES OF THE INSURANCE OFFICES. The tosses of the fire-insurance offices are of Further observation seems to point to the coome not yet accurately ascertained, but the fact that the thorough drying of copra is more total amount of properly insured in the area easily effected in the case of ripe outs which deskoyed by the fire is roughly as follows: have fallen from the tree than with those pick Nippon Fire...

¥2,000,000 ed, many of which are not fully ripe.

2,000,000 Tokie Fire .....................

The arguments I bave heard adduced in Meili Fira............. 1,000,000 favour of the practica of climbing the trees and Yokohama Fire Mummin

700,000 plucking the nuts are that the copra is darken. Kyodo Fire

900,000ed in colour, that the other nuts still unripe on 600,000 the bunch are improved by the excision of the 300,000 ripe ones before they fall, and that the pre- vention of theft is more difficult. Nose of Total.....

¥7,500,000 these reasons nem to me to weigh seriously The loss of each company is estimated as against the probable increase in the crop of follows:—*

copra and the saving in labour which gathering Nippon Fire....... eraserasaan selainan Y1,300,000 || the nats from the ground ensures.

The coconut planter, fiks other tropical cul- 700,000 tivators, is conservative in his methods, but Yokobama Fire.....

300,000 such an easy mathod of Improving his cultiva- Kyodo Fire ...

400,000tion should at least-ba-the-subject-of-careful-Eventually he went to defendant, and the Osaka Fire Kobs Marine and Fire .....

400,000 150,000 The Hakodate fire raged 22 hours and the houses destroyed, numbered 13,000. The pre- santfire in Omka reged for 25 hours and did considerably more damage, so that the loss of the insurance offices must be much larger

Tokio Fire Meiji-Fire...

- · 1,000,000

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The whole of the Osaka Army Division as well as the reinforcements of Engineering com-. panies from other centres, were occupied in combating the flames. They were mostly oc cupied in breaking down houses in the path of the fire. This was done by hand tools, the suggestion of the military authorities to usa dyatmite not being agreed to by the Governor of Osaka.

The opinion was also ex-

pressed that if the Nishi-Temma Primary school, an extensive building, in the roar of which a score of sakė godowns stood, had been broken down before the flames bad reached It, the further progress of the fire would have been arrested. The Mayor of Osaka annonuced his inability to give the desired permission. The fire reached the building, destroyed the sahé godowns, as already reported, and thus gained turday afternoon. The fire raged for fourteen an enormous impetus. This was early on Sa-

times as much after this time as it had before. hours after this and destroyed about six or seven

DR. PAULUN. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

CONDITIONS, OF THE TRUST.

It has been decided that the fonds collected for the Dr. Faulun Memorial Hospital shall be handed over to the Trustees of the Tung Chee Hospital on the following conditions.

1. That from thesa fünds shall be formed spedal fund to be called the Dr. Paulus Memorial Fund,

"z. That the capital shall not be touched,

3. That the interest only shall be used for the sole purpose of defraying part of the working expenses of the Tong Cheo Hospital, the name. of which shall be changed into Pantun Hospital. 4. That the capital shall be invested in Shanghai Municipal 6 per cent. Debentures, If through unforeseen circumstances it shall be found advisable to invest the capital in equally good securities, the decision shall be left to the MAD HAN FLOGGED TO DEATH.

discretion of the Trustees of the Paulun Hospital, ~We take the following from the Stoud Prus's 5. That in the event of the Paulun Hospital A story is told by a local contemporary being abandoned, it shall be left to the discre- which tells of the blind superstition--prevaillogtion of the Trustees of the Paulus "Hospital to Messrs. F. W. Barker agd Co., the local among the Corean masses, A Corean peasant assign the interest of the Dr. Paulan Memorial agents for the Lanadron Rubber Estates, Ltd., named Chyong Changhyon, living at Yongsan, Fund to some other hospital or kindred lustitu- | write to the effect that the manager reports the had a brother, who became menially deranged tion in Shanghai on the condition that the name subber crop harvested during the month of July some three years ago and has since frequently of the Dr. Paulun Memorial Fund shall be was 30,219 lbs, dry. For the corresponding | caused no little trouble'to Chyong and his fami- || retained.

agents for the Ledbury Rubber. Estates, Lid., inform us the manager reports the robber crop harvested during the month of July was 6,080 lbs dry. For the corresponding maath of last year it was 1,195 lbs. dry. – The total for the first seven months of 1909 is 30,620 lba, dry, and the total for the corresponding period last year was 13,110 lhe, dry.

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- relations which bad existed with the shipping : month of last year it was 16,576 lbs, dry. The | fy. Recently there came to the honse of the pea

firm before the occurrence of the unfortunate' | total for the first seven months of 1909 in 134,472 | sant a Corean quack physician, who, belog con. affair. This vexed question, which has remained lbs, dry, and the total for the corresponding sulied by him, examined the insane brother far too long awaiting a settlement, has farnished period last year was 93.485 lbs, dry. grounds for fruitful comments by irresponsible people whereby Merits Bottesfield and Swire have suffered more or less through the boycott by the Chingue in this city and elsewhere, of the steamship lines operated by the firm. Happily for the friendly relations between the Chinese and British the case is now completely and satisfactorily settled red is considered

ap and once and for all so far n Messrs. Butterfold, and Swire are con- cerned. It 14, therefore, confidently expected that affor this satisfactory setilament no more unseemly agitation will be created do the part of the Chinese against the well-known „British Grm.....

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The manager of the Balgownis Rubber Estates, Ltd., reports that the rubber crop bar vested during the month of June was 5,203 lbi, estimated, dry. For the corresponding month of last year it was 3,179 lbs., dry. The total for the first four months of the year 1909/to is 14,691 be, estimated, dry, and the total for the cot, responding period last year was 11,136 lbs., dry, Mess, Guthrie and Co., as agents for the Linggi Plantations, Ltd., inform us that they have received cable advice from the general manager of the plantations, that the total amount of dry rubber harvested on the whole of the company's usintas during the past month was 48,000 lbs, making the total for the seven months of this year 281,000 lbs. The figures for the corresponding month of "GREAT BRITAIN AND PORTUGAL. Îrst year were 26,000 lbs. and for the corres

ponding seven months 132,000 lts. The net MAZILAN INVITATION TO'KING MANULL,1

cavenus derived from tin mining on Kamun ing Estate during last month was $5,500.00 London, August 4. The total quantity of tis o a exported by Reaters correspondent at Lisbon announces the tributors on the land of the Royal Johore that King: Manuel has received an invitation Tid Mining Co, Ltd., during the month of from King Edward to visit England in a. fow | 10]y, was 133 bagu, or 100 picule-Stratti TURING DNMI-

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A REALLY GOLD MINE. The only lode mine now belog worked in the Federated Malay Statos is that belonging to the Raub Australian Gold Mining Company,

Red propenaced that he was under the spell. of a certain evil spirit. The physician further said that in order to cure bis malady it was necessary to drive out the spirit from his body and this could be done only by prayer and by, the flogging of the afflicted man with The following shows the figures of the tons a stick made of peach for five days. The cro-crushed and gold obtained at the Raub Aus dalens peasant asked the man of medicina to tralian Gold Mine in Pabang during the year: undertake the coring of his brother, where-

Tony crushed. Ounces. uponthe quack departed, saying that the prayers

14.653 1908 ...................... 77,357 must be offered by a pausu, and he would 1997............... 70,831

12,804 bring one. Now a passt is a sort of sorceres, Increase...... 6,436

1,789 and the profession is exclusively followed "The past depressing outlook for the mice by the blind. A few days afior, the quack has now changed for the better under energe- doctor came agair to the house of Chyong, it management. The once despited Bukit accompanied by a blind man named Chou Koman loda is gradually improving as it is Kiwas. They then bound the mad brother, developed. No sinking was done on this lode nod, while the paar was reciting prayers, the below the 540 feet level, and further exploits doctor set himself to the work of bealing the tion in depth will be awaited with interest. evil spirit of the patient with a stick of peach. Stope, once condemned and closed down, has wood. For hours be continued to adminster developed well and justißed the sinking of a blowa with might and main on the poor man, new abait to be called "Anderson's,” and no needless of his screams. The result was that better compliment could be paid to that gentle at last the mad brother of. Chyong expired, man for the courage and pluck he has displayed and, the maltar being reported to the Police | In sicking to his opinion, agalust adversa re- Yongsan, both the quack doctor and the ports, that "The Ranb fuas it, jo knowo-in Wiled pantu were arrested.

really a gold minnu-Mu Dykes' report.

experiment before its adoption is refused.

Coconut cultivation, while not offering the possibilities of profit which the growing of rubber shows, is an extremely safe and profit- able industry, and many areas of accessible land, especially on the Upast, are much batter suited to the coconut palm than the Para rub bar free.

As regards padi, which is one of the coming products of the Peninsula, experiments were made with varieties, and in the extermination of rats, Testimony is paid to the importance of the frrigation scheme in increasing the viold.

RUBBER.

In the present staple, rubber, the number of acreage 241,138. The output of dried rubber trees is calculated at 37 million, the planted

WAS

1,425 TOMS IN 1908

as against 823 tous in 1907. Within the past ten years the acreage has increased ten times, and it has doubled in the last two years. Here is something complimentary for the planters

There is no better proof at the present time of the energy and grit of the British planter in the tropics than the excellent manner in which this large acreage of rubber in the Federated, Malay States has been felled, cleared and planted, and is now in a healthy and vigerous Condition, and where old enough yielding hand some profits. Great-credit is due to the mana gers of rubber astates and their assistants for carrying out their varied and arduous duties; under conditions frequently unfavourable, with So much success.

An interesting experiment with rubber trees seventeen years old round the Church-yard at Parit Buntar gave an average of 181 lb pertree, while the average ylald of tapped trees in Negri Sembilan is 3 lb z oz Johore is a fraction under 1 lb and Perak 11 lb,

There are 80,000 coolies engaged on rubber estates, of whom co,000 are Tamils, 5,000 Chinese, 7,500 Javanese, and 4.500 Malays. We may fitly conclude our extracts from this interesting report with Mr. Carruthers' remarks

on

THE FUTURE OF RUUDER, The Federated Malay States produce about three-fifths of the tin supply of the world, and in a few yours' time Malaya should' supply a very large proportion of the world's demand for rubber,

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The magistrato (Mr. Hareland) asked the witness whather those were the words he (com• * plainant) used.

The complainant added that defendant did not pay for the bottle of whisky. He could not say what also was said as he was inside his shop,

Jatter again refused to pay for the whiskyma

His Worship-Did he say anything? Witness-No. I blow my waistin, and called told him what had happened. * European constable ( P.Ó. Glendinning). I

that the defendant told the constable that he In reply to further questions, witness sald

had bought the whisky,

Witness, however, denied this statement, and again asked him for the return of the whisky. ant was drunk or sober.

His Worship asked witness whether defend.

The reply was: "Be had been drinking “ Further evidence was called, and defendant look the box. He stated that he did not re- remember taking the whisky. member entering the shop, and also did not

His Worship said that the prosecation, had not satisfied him that there was falonious In- tent in the actions of the defendant; and disc charged him.

TECHNICAL COLLEGE IN CHINA.

Perions in touch with the Far East cannot fail to recogalso the fact that the Cblouse Em nire is now passing through a phase of un pracedentedly rapid development. One of the most noticeable symptoms of this change is the expansion of the railway systems, and in connection therewith the spread of technical education. Engineering describes an instita- tion which may be regarded as one of the most important centres for the dissemination of Western science in China-the Engineering and Mining College at Tang Shan, which is sinnt. ed about too miles south-east of Peking, about midway between Tientsin and Shanhaikwan. It was here that the Chinese Engineering and | Mining Company first commenced working the Kaiping coalfield in 1878. The necessity for communication with Pehtang-ho eventual ly led to the construction of a railway line as far as Hopko-chuang, and this was subso;

Mr. Carruthers notes and regrets the passing of rambong (ficus elastica) a local growth of proved value, but each year sees less of the plant, some bisig actually cut down for the quently developed lots what is now the Im sake of planting para

perial · Railways of North China.--It-wat-in-g An exceedingly interesting chapter on rubber connection with this line that, in the year 1906, tapping deals with many of the questions agitat-there was founded the Engineering and Mining log the planting world. In the remarks on the College for the technical education of Chipeis preparation of rubber for the market it is noted students. Like the railway, this institution is that the best form is not agreed on by brokers under Imperial administration (Board of Posts and Communications) and in accordance with and manufacturers,

the aducational requirements of the Board of Education. The staff consists of, a pre sident (Mr. S. S. Young, M.), four: Eng. lish professors in the mechanical engineer. log, civil engineering, mining and physical (aculties respectively, two Chinese literati for the collateral native work, and a clorical staff... à fourlyoard.course, continues Engineering, wAL prescribed, and about 120 students from våra ious parts of the country were admitted in the first place. The attendance hai mamafa- ed practically steady, the total registered num- lo to years (1909) presuming that 25,000 bar being now over 200. The equipment of the acres are plated annually during the next college consists of residential accommodation five years (a very reasonable estimate, con- for 160 students, houses for the foreign and sidering that over 40,000 acres were planted Dative staff, dining-hall, and three educational during the year in both 1907 and 1908) "the buildings. It is so the immediate neighbour.. rubber trees of the Federated Malay States bood of the railway shops, which were transfar- should yield not less than 50,000 tons of dry red in 1888 from Hap-ko-chuang to the present rubber, which at 38. per fb. represents a value locality, and are now sniciently equipped to be of $144,000,000. This amount, should the able to manufacture all types of rolling stock. demand for rabber increase at the rate it has The railway station is within easy distance, been souvally rising for the last nine years, and there is good hospital accommodation will probably at that time be less than 25 por snar at hand. All technical lectures;, addi cent of the world's consumption,

Engineering, are delivered in English. The It is 70 years since the discovery of volcan!-hours of study sen about 36 per week. - An in- sation by Goodyear made rubber avaliable for spection of the courses will show that an op economic purposes. It is now a necessary of portunity is here afforded for the fullest possible civilised life, and it is only by mesas of rubber development of practical engineering in Chios, that we can solve the difficult problems of That such chances are not balog" over-looked transport and communication. Without it is evidenced by the keen attention of students electric wire insulation for telegraphy and light; and the comparatively bigh examination res ing, pneumatic and cushion tyret and the air inlix. A few students have also: passed out to brakes of railways would all be impracticable technical manufactures before complating their and in the purposes for which it is used in comes. medicine and surgery it is an absolute essential

The optimistic view that the demand will before THE Walwaps intendi to request the Throbe loog exceed the supply is not more unlikely than to confer decorations on Tang the more usual view of the pessimist, thii thek Kharto

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